Lactation Consultant, Obstetric Services, Part Time, Varies

UC Health (Cincinnati); Olde West Chester (OH); On-site; USD 39,000 - 62,000; Part time

Job summary

UC Health is hiring a Part-time Lactation Consultant for the Obstetric Services at West Chester.

The Lactation Consultant provides safe, family-centered care by assessing, planning, and evaluating lactation plans for breastfeeding dyads and pumping parents, collaborating with patients, families, and the health care team to promote breastfeeding across hospital settings.

Qualifications

• Provides safe, family-centered patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating lactation plans.
• Collaborates with patient, family, and health care team to support breastfeeding goals.
• Promotes breastfeeding and assists mothers in reaching their goals.

Responsibilities

• Provides antepartum, intrapartum and post partum classes on breastfeeding, breast care and related topics to inpatients and/or outpatients.
• Serves as the consultant for Maternal-Infant Health Services regarding breastfeeding issues.
• Serves as liaison/resource and/or case manager for breastfeeding patients.
• Participates in quality improvement and research processes to improve clinical interventions.
• Follows standards of care defined by IBLCE and professional associations.

Skills

Lactation care

Interdisciplinary collaboration

Patient education

Education

IBLCE Lactation Consultant certification

Job description

UC Health is hiring a Part- time Lactation Consultant for the Obstetric Services at West Chester.

The OBSCU serves a diverse patient population and wide range of diagnoses throughout patients' pregnancies, including but not limited to diabetic management, cardiac complications such as cardiomyopathy, preterm labor, preeclampsia, and more. The OBSCU is a fast-paced work environment in which each day will teach you something new.

About West Chester Hospital

West Chester Hospital provides its patients with access to the region's largest group of specialized physicians and medical providers. With a reputation for providing outstanding patient experiences and quality medical care, the hospital consistently ranks amongst the top 5% in the nation.

The Lactation Consultant is responsible for providing safe, family-centered patient care by assessing, planning, implementing, and evaluating lactation plans for the breastfeeding/chest-feeding dyad, as well as for the pumping parent, and is fully collaborative with the patient, patient's family, significant others, and members of the health care team. The Lactation Consultant demonstrates specialized knowledge and clinical expertise in breastfeeding/chest-feeding and human lactation.

Actively promotes breastfeeding and assists mothers in reaching their own goals for breastfeeding.

Responsibilities

• Provides antepartum, intrapartum and post partum classes on breastfeeding, breast care and related topics to inpatients and/or outpatients in a group or 1 to 1.
• Serves as the consultant for Maternal-Infant Health Services regarding breastfeeding issues.
• Serves as a liaison/resource and/or case manager.
• Participates in Quality Improvement, Total Quality Management and research processes which result in the improvement of clinical interventions.
• As an integral member of the Health Care Team, the Lactation Consultant functions within the Scope of Practice as defined by the International Board of Lactation Consultant Examiners (IBLCE) and follows Standards of Practice as defined by their professional association, International Lactation Consultant Association, and adheres to policies, procedures, and guidelines of care.
• Engages in population appropriate communication.
• Has knowledge of growth and development milestones and tasks.
• Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment.
• Involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment and continuing care of the patient.
• Identifies any physical limitations of the patient and deploys intervention when necessary.
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to patients/families with behavioral health problems.
• Interprets population related data and plans care appropriately.
• Identifies and responds appropriately to different needs resulting from, unique psychological needs or those associated with religious / cultural norms. Performs treatments, administers medication or operates equipment safely.
• Recognizes and responds to signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect.
• Actively promotes breastfeeding and assists mothers in reaching their own goals for breastfeeding:
• Develops and implements standards of care and guidelines for assisting breastfeeding mothers in all areas of the organization where they might be served (emergency department, OB/GYN, family health centers, employee health, women's health, nurseries, internal medicine, etc.).
• Supports educational programs, breastfeeding classes, Baby Steps, Childbirth Education classes, new mother support groups, etc.
• Organizes information and posters for activities to promote breastfeeding.
• Participates in the development of the individual plan of care.
• Informs patients / clients of available referral services. Provides interventions as recommended in the plan of care
• Plans, oversees and coordinates patient, family and staff breastfeeding education activities in coordination with Maternal Infant Health care services.
• Responsible to the Women's Health Service line ACNO / Director for patient care education.
• Provides and coordinates didactic education to all patients who require breastfeeding information in accordance with current research literature and national standards of care,
• Establishes reviews and updates educational content on a variety of medications and maternal and infant conditions to include cleft palate, cleft lip, micro-premies, etc.
• Reviews and updates information regarding wellness topics such as nutrition, preventative services, and exercise to promote good health habits and increase patient compliance with the health care plan.
• Implements and maintains a reference library of breastfeeding materials appropriate for both health-care providers and mothers interested in learning more about lactation.
• Responsible for maintaining and updating files, in appropriate locations, of journal articles and obtaining references works that include the latest information on lactation in a variety of contexts and circumstances.
• Develops or obtains suitable educati

Patient Population - (CLINICAL ONLY)

• Engages in population appropriate communication.
• Has knowledge of growth and development milestones and tasks.
• Gives clear instructions to patients/family regarding treatment.
• Involves family/guardian in the assessment, initial treatment and continuing care of the patient.
• Identifies any physical limitations of the patient and deploys intervention when necessary.
• Recognizes and responds appropriately to patients/families with behavioral health problems.
• Interprets population related data and plans care appropriately.
• Identifies and responds appropriately to different needs resulting from, unique psychological needs or those associated with religious / cultural norms. Performs treatments, administers medication or operates equipment safely.
• Recognizes and responds to signs/symptoms of abuse or neglect.